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When it was my turn I told Roy that I am a contracted writer and editor and that one of my clients is the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. As I explained what the association is Roy quickly got it and asked about Denver Rescue Mission. On his many trips around the city he had seen their residential campus along I-70 and their downtown emergency shelter for homeless men. Roy briefly told me about his own experience with alcoholism. He hadnt turned to a mission but he had turned to Christ and His transform- ing power. Roy said that his return to Jesus and the church had saved his life career and family. We had a little congratulatory time with him as the compressor blew out the second zone of sprinkler heads. But then after a bit of silence Roy asked me something I really didnt know how to answer. I could tell the question was coming from his own experience of conquering his alcohol addiction and the conversation at hand yet also from somewhere deep within him. With a lot of care behind his question he said Why do you think people choose to be homeless Wow. I wracked my cerebral database mentally scrolling through the pieces Id worked on for AGRM over the years. I stammered a bit because I thought I should know how to answer his question. 8 WWW.AGRM.ORG MARCHAPRIL 2016 I could tell the question was coming from his own experience of conquering his alcohol addiction and the conversation at hand yet also from somewhere deep within him. With a lot of care behind his question he said Why do you think people choose to be homeless